JEE Main 2021MathematicsCircleNumber Of Common Tangents And Position Of Two CirclemediumMCQ

JEE Main 2021Circle Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2021 (Online) 18th March Morning Shift

Question

Choose the correct statement about two circles whose equations are given below :

x2 + y2 10x 10y + 41 = 0

x2 + y2 22x 10y + 137 = 0

Choose an option

Show full solutionCorrect option: C
Correct answer
Ccircles have only one meeting point

Step-by-step explanation

Let



Centre

Radius r1 = 3





Centre

Radius r2 = 3

distance

distance



circles touch externally

Hence, circle have only one meeting point.

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